无误 (wú wù) — without error, verified as correct

Definition

A formal written phrase meaning 'verified, without error' — used after checking to confirm something is correct. Typically placed after a verb (确认无误, 核对无误) rather than as a main verb itself.

verb

without errorverified as correct

Examples

，。
Jīng hé duì, suǒ yǒu shù jù zhǔn què wú wù.
After verification, all data are accurate and correct.
无误，。
Wén jiàn nèi róng yǐ jīng què rèn wú wù, kě yǐ tí jiāo.
The document contents have been confirmed as correct and can be submitted.
，无误。
Jì suàn guò chéng chóng fù le sān cì, jié guǒ wú wù.
The calculation process was repeated three times, and the result was error-free.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

无wúwithout

误wùerror

“无” means without and “误” means error, so it describes something as free of mistakes.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

Open 无 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 誤; 误 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánspeech

Sound part声符shēngfú

吳

吳wú誤wù

Same sound today

The traditional form 誤 uses 言 (speech) for meaning and 吳 for sound, giving the idea of speaking an error; the simplified 误 is a later shorthand.

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